Controversial Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest is back in the headlines, only this time to star in his own reality series.
The bad boy NBA player is to develop and produce the “They Call Me Crazy” show with E1 Entertainment and Tijuana Entertainment.
The series will document the ups and downs of Artest’s life, allowing him to “make amends for past transgressions,” according to E1 Entertainment, and help develop aspiring musicians through his hip-hop label, Tru Warier, to be supported by E1 Music.
No word yet on whether his plans to “make amends for past transgressions” will include him inventing a time machine and going back to November 2004 to prevent the Pacers franchise from taking a six-year nosedive and instead with a title for the State of Indiana. But stay tuned.
Could there be a better name for a Ron Artest show than “They Call Me Crazy?” I submit that there cannot.
There’s no indication of when the show will start, or what channel it will air on, but as soon as it goes on-air it will instantly be the best show on television. I mean, between his random Internet videos, his escapades with his recording artists, that time he went on Jimmy Kimmel in his underwear, and about a million other things, Ron Artest has basically been living a reality show anyways — now he’ll have the cameras. I consider us all very lucky.
Remember Britton Johnsen? Yeah, most other people don’t either. I even just called his mom for comment and she was like “Who?”
But he really did play in the NBA and suited up Pacers for a few games after the Brawl when the suspension-decimated team was just looking for any mannequin with a pulse to drape a jersey around and send out on the court. I can’t give a very insightful scouting report of the guy, honestly, but he always struck me as someone best described as a really homeless man’s Keith Van Horn with the coordination of Shawn Bradley.
Maybe a look at his most memorable performances with the Pacers will jog your memory?
No? Well, OK then.
The only reason I bring it up is because I saw this player profile update on the wonderful Sham Sports the other day, and it reminded me of his existence. It also featured video of Britton dunking on LeBron’s face during LeBron’s first-ever professional game. (Presuming, ya know, you don’t count those games at St. Mary’s … or Nike camp … or ABCD … or AAU.)
All things considered, dunking on the best player since MJ isn’t exactly a bad apex. I mean, the highlight of my basketball career was beating Omar Cook in a game of ping pong, so I shouldn’t really be throwing stones from glass houses.
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No? Well, OK then.
